Mr Newton has been in the position since November 2017.

He will be taking up a new position as CEO of Northern Beaches Hospital from September 2.

As CEO of Southern NSW Local Health District, Mr Newton oversaw the public healthcare of more than 200,000 residents across ten regional hospitals.

He came in three months after the former head Janet Compton departed in controversial circumstances.

In a statement, Mr Newton welcomed the move and was keen to take up the new challenge.

"I am excited to be joining Northern Beaches Hospital and look forward to working with such a talented team," Mr Newton said."This is a great opportunity to capitalise on the hard work, which has been done over the past six months, and continue to demonstrate the commitment to the provision of high quality care to the local Northern Beaches community, and within the broader health system."

Mr Newton will have challenges ahead in the new role, considering the hospital has been plagued with problems and is about to enter into a parliamentary inquiry.

This follows concerns the public-private status of the hospital prevented the Auditor-General from conducting full and transparent investigations of its operations.

A report listed a series of fundamental failures at Northern Beaches Hospital, including delays in delivering abnormal test results, chronic staff shortages and unreliable electronic medical records and paging systems.

The first hearing in the inquiry starts on August 26.

In a statement, a spokesperson from Healthscope, a company which operates private hospitals, said Mr Newton had liaised well with the community in Goulburn and district.

"He has formed constructive relationships with the state government, improved engagement with clinical teams across the local health district and rebuilt robust and healthy industrial relations with staff and unions," the spokesperson said.

"One of Mr Newton's strengths is his commitment to engaging regularly with local communities."

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